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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this tornado warning at Jul 7, 2021, 1:10 AM EDT for Hernando County, Pasco County, Sumter County, Florida. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2021, 1:10 AM EDT (05:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2021, 1:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Hernando County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Sumter County, FL
The radar
The Tampa radar (KTBW), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 10:37 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 79 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -60 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
763
WFUS52 KTBW 070510
TORTBW
FLC053-101-119-070530-
/O.NEW.KTBW.TO.W.0005.210707T0510Z-210707T0530Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
110 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southern Sumter County in central Florida...
Northeastern Pasco County in west central Florida...
Southeastern Hernando County in west central Florida...
* Until 130 AM EDT.
* At 110 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dade City, moving north at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southern Sumter, northeastern Pasco and southeastern Hernando
Counties, including the following locations... Ridge Manor, Spring
Lake, Dade City North, Lacoochee, Richland and Blanton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2830 8207 2825 8220 2851 8233 2855 8208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 166DEG 33KT 2837 8213
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
TBW1 follow-up statement
691
WWUS52 KTBW 070529
SVSTBW
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
129 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
FLC053-101-119-070539-
/O.EXP.KTBW.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-210707T0530Z/
Sumter FL-Pasco FL-Hernando FL-
129 AM EDT Wed Jul 7 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN SUMTER...NORTHEASTERN PASCO AND
SOUTHEASTERN HERNANDO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM EDT for central and
west central Florida.
LAT...LON 2830 8207 2825 8220 2851 8233 2855 8208
TIME...MOT...LOC 0529Z 166DEG 33KT 2852 8217
$$
TBWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 10:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Sarasota | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 1:01 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 38 min |
| Jul 7, 1:35 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee, Sarasota | 13 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:08 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota | 22 min |
| Jul 7, 3:51 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | TBW | Hardee | 24 min |
| Jul 7, 6:16 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 6:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Lee | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 33 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:24 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | DeSoto | 5 days |
| Jul 7, 9:25 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Hardee | 29 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:26 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Hillsborough | 60 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:27 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 58 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:25 AM EDT | Rip Current Statement | TBW | Charlotte, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:25 AM EDT | High Surf Advisory | TBW | Charlotte, Lee, Manatee, Pinellas, Sarasota | 9 hr |
| Jul 7, 11:28 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | TBW | 12 hr | |
| Jul 7, 11:37 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | TBW | Manatee | 57 hr |
| Jul 7, 12:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Pasco | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 2:10 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | TBW | Citrus, Hernando, Levy | 9 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.